Tag: Finance
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Every now and then, I see the unthinkable: an LLC trying to raise venture capital. You want to give your startup every chance of success. So don’t shut yourself out from venture capital with this rookie mistake! Repeat this mantra every night before bed: “investors want a Delaware C Corp.”…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Small Business, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Never miss a post…subscribe! I’ve been riveted by The Dropout lately. Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of the notorious Elizabeth Holmes transfixes me, from the baritone to the awkward dancing. I particularly loved the scenes on Sand Hill Road when Holmes is pitching venture capitalists. Luckily for them, most passed. Since I…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Elizabeth Holmes, Finance, Investing, Money, Stock Market, Stocks, Streaming, Tech, The Dropout, Theranos, TV+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Never miss a post…subscribe! As meme stocks like GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. have soared in recent weeks, retail investors are flooding the market with cash. Individuals bought $5 billion worth of stocks and ETFs last week, about 50% above average, according to a new Reuters report. Meme…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Never miss a post…subscribe! “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker You’ve written a 92 page business plan. For three years, you hunched over your laptop coding, sustained by Red Bull and Cheetos At last, launch…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Self-employed, Small Business, Software, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
Update, April 1 2022: Shortly after publishing this post on March 29, I received an e-mail from an analyst at TrailRunner International. The firm handles “media, law, finance, and regulatory affairs,” according to its homepage. The analyst informed me that the article from New York Magazine on which I’m commenting…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Business+ AMC, Citadel, Finance, Gamestop, Hedge funds, Investing, Money, Reddit, Shopify, Stock Market, Stocks, Wallstreetbets+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Never miss a post…subscribe! This weekend, I burrowed into the couch and turned on WeCrashed, the fascinating new series on WeWork’s rise and fall. I’m actually in an upcoming episode as an extra; more on that in another post. 🙂 Jared Leto’s energy and Anne Hathaway’s icy poise make for…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Never miss a post…subscribe! You walk into an elevator. As the doors close, Doug Leone of Sequoia steps in. Suddenly, a lump appears in your throat. Your palms sweat. This is your moment. Last night, I went to a fascinating pitch event at a startup accelerator in New York City.…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
Never miss a post…subscribe! Firings at Citadel LLC’s Surveyor Capital unit occurred at almost the same time as federal subpoenas and search warrants were executed in a probe of short sellers. A report from Institutional Investor today notes that subpoenas and search warrants in the case were issued in October…
-
Never miss a post…subscribe! Last October, Citadel LLC’s Surveyor Capital unit suddenly fired several portfolio managers at once. In the preceding five months, half of Surveyor’s portfolio managers had either been fired or resigned. In May, Todd Barker, the head of Surveyor Capital himself, departed after 16 years at the…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Business+ AMC, Citadel, Finance, Gamestop, Hedge funds, Investing, Money, Reddit, Stock Market, Stocks, Wallstreetbets+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
Never miss a post…subscribe! Citadel LLC CEO Kenneth Griffin made $2.5 billion in 2021. That was enough to give him third place among hedge fund managers in the list just released by Institutional Investor. For Griffin, its unclear how long the good times will last. His firm is under federal…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Business+ AMC, Citadel, Finance, Gamestop, Hedge funds, Investing, Ken Griffin, Money, Reddit, Stock Market, Stocks, Wallstreetbets+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Tremendous 